Holiday Beach Badge Sales for Margate & Ventnor
A perfect stocking stuffer. Holiday Beach Badge Sales for Ventnor & Margate. A better gift for friends and family: a 2017 Seasonal Beach badge. The cost is just $12.00 per badge and can be...
View ArticleMargate, Ventnor & Atlantic City Ready for Dune Work. Maybe.
A handful of Margate homeowners are still fighting back against those proposed dunes. They don’t want those expensive, potentially ineffective, sand dunes along their shores. The battle continues even...
View ArticleMaster Jetty vs. Dunes for Margate, Ventnor & Longport
Letter to the editor from Joe Zetooney of Margate: In the past years folks have asked me, “What is a master jetty?” It’s the name I gave the almost mile-long jetty that has served a threefold purpose...
View ArticleWill Ventnor Board of Education Make Needed Tough Decisions?
Letter to the editor from John Sewell: Ventnor demographic study is insanity. Albert Einstein once observed that doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result was the very...
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Hammer Fiber Looks to Better Downbeach Web and Voice Services
Faster Web for Ventnor & Absecon Island Better wireless, voice, and mobile internet in Margate, Ventnor and Atlantic City? We hope so. The digital monopoly known as Comcast could certainly use...
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Rare, Mature Margate Trees Often Lose Battle to Builders
Sad. Really Sad. And Stupid Too. Environmental crime scene in Margate? Those trying to preserve the last remaining vestiges of greenery in our Downbeach community likely feel this way. Quite frankly,...
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Irreparable Harm From Margate Dunes for Summer Business? PODCAST.
PODCAST: Should Margate ask the State to delay dune building til after the Summer? That’s what many at the recent Margate Commissioners meeting wanted to know. LISTEN > Can we petition the...
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Countdown to Flounder Armageddon. New Rules Cripple Atlantic City Area Fishing
The clock is ticking on those who depend on recreational fishing & boating in Atlantic City, Margate, Brigantine and other Jersey shore towns. Small mom & pop businesses barely have 16 weekends...
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Ventnor, Margate, Longport Dune Project Pushed Back Again.
Insane, but in a good way. The Army Corps of Engineers are once again re-scheduling the expensive band-aid called ‘dune building’ along the beaches of Ventnor, Margate & Longport for Summer 2017....
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Legislation to Reduce Risk of Air BnB in Residential Neigborhoods
Is your Margate, Atlantic City or Brigantine home right next to a busy AirBnB rental? A growing number of angry homeowners are increasingly saying YES….and they don’t like it one bit. How do we fix...
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Margate Master Plan Update Ready for Commissioner Vote
The updated Master Plan for Margate has kept city leaders busy over the past 6 months. And now, it’s time to get it in front of the Margate Commissioners for approval. Download Margate Master Plan...
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Margate & Ventnor Beaches To Suffer From Mid-Summer Dune Building
Just in time for Summer Season 2017: the dreaded Downbeach dune building project. It’s back in primetime. On May 2, the Army Corp of Engineers, DEP, Gov. Christie & Congressman Lobiondo announced...
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Ventnor’s Landgraf Meets with State: Dunes & Beach Disruption.
Listen to the ACprimetime Radio podcast interview with Ventnor Commissioner; Lance Landgraf. We spoke with Landgraf just after his noon meeting with NJ State officials on May 5. The group discussed...
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Grand Opening of New Margate Historical Society Museum
A grand re-opening of the Historical Society Museum will be Memorial Day weekend. New location and updated exhibits. The historical society museum building, which once stood next to Old City Hall, is...
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Ventnor, Margate & Longport Face Mandatory Bail-Out of Atlantic City
The Downbeach taxpayers of Margate, Ventnor & Longport may be forced to help out, even more, in the bail-out of Atlantic City. Atlantic County Executive Denny Levinson wasn’t pleased to hear he...
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Margate, Brigantine & Atlantic City Teachers Highest Paid in State
Jersey shore teachers don’t like having their salaries publicized. That being said, most local taxpayers, many with no voting rights, still want to see this vital info. The Press of Atlantic City...
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Downbeach Foodie > Essex Seafood Opens May 19 in Margate
Nice! A place for take out & casual seafood in Margate. ESSEX SEAFOOD Co. Next to Downbeach Deli, Essex Seafood takes over the prime corner spot vacated by Riss BBQ. Coming this Summer to...
View ArticleWhen Will Ventnor & Margate School Boards Make Tough Decisions?
Ventnor and Margate Student enrollment on decline, while heavy costs remain. Ventnor school rooms lost 30% of their students over the last seven years. Ventnor School board President James Pacanowski...
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Hammer Fiber Brings Better Web to Ventnor & Margate, Because Comcast Sucks.
Typical Comcast Wiring in Ventnor Better wireless, voice, and mobile internet in Margate, Ventnor and Atlantic City? Yup. The digital monopoly known as Comcast needed some real competition for their...
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Pickleball Has Arrived in Margate, Combining Ping-Pong & Tennis.
Pickleball is a racquet sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis. Enthusiasm is growing for this oddly named past-time, that’s why Margate is proud to announce 3 brand new...
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